(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 traded close to new all-time highs around midday on Friday, led by an 11% jump in Smiths Group, ahead of key US inflation data. The blue-chip index is on track to post a ...

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In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. Smiths Group rose 14.9% and ALK-Abello Series B added 7.3%. On the other hand, Umicore slipped 7.5%, and Hemnet Group dropped 4.7%. The ...

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DHF Capital analyst Bas Kooijman commented: "The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, with further reductions likely if inflation pressures ease and economic growth slows ...

The Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) saw more than 1.8 million call contracts and 967,197 put contracts exchanged on Tuesday. The ...

Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are steadying a day after tumbling on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Sartorius Pfd. climbed 12.5% and Sartorius Stedim Biotech rose 11.9%. On the other hand, Genmab slipped 7.6%, and RS Group sunk 7.3%.

The same tech companies that have benefitted from the AI frenzy in the past year were getting pummeled before markets even ...